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misnomer

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

an inaccurate or misleading name for something

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Misnomer in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing misnomer in a sentence.

Calling the timid creature a 'killer whale' is something of a misnomer.

Synonyms
misnamingmislabeling
Antonyms

None listed.

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Questions about “misnomer

Misnomer (noun) means an inaccurate or misleading name for something
Here is misnomer used in an example sentence: "Calling the timid creature a 'killer whale' is something of a misnomer."
Common synonyms for misnomer include misnaming, mislabeling.
Misnomer is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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